Gadsby Natural Area (66.6 km)
Gadsby Lake Natural Area, located north of Highway 50 on Range Road 232, covers 160 acres of forest and meadows, providing habitat for moose, deer, coyotes, and various bird species like Red-tailed Hawks, Downy Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed Vireos, Western-wood Pewees, American Goldfinches, Yellow Warblers, Blue Jays, Ovenbirds, and Least Flycatchers. The area has no official trails, but game paths are present. It also supports plants like wild raspberry, silverberry, buckbrush, wild rose, fleabane, harebell, bunchberry, perennial sow thistle, Saskatoon, and beaked hazelnut, as well as amphibians such as Boreal Chorus Frogs.
Access: From Mirror, head west on Highway 50, then north on Range Road 232 to its end. The natural area is located to the west, past the private property gate.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
Gadsby Lake Natural Area, located north of Highway 50 on Range Road 232, covers 160 acres of forest and meadows, providing habitat for moose, deer, coyotes, and various bird species like Red-tailed Hawks, Downy Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed Vireos, Western-wood Pewees, American Goldfinches, Yellow Warblers, Blue Jays, Ovenbirds, and Least Flycatchers. The area has no official trails, but game paths are present. It also supports plants like wild raspberry, silverberry, buckbrush, wild rose, fleabane, harebell, bunchberry, perennial sow thistle, Saskatoon, and beaked hazelnut, as well as amphibians such as Boreal Chorus Frogs.
Access: From Mirror, head west on Highway 50, then north on Range Road 232 to its end. The natural area is located to the west, past the private property gate.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
